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No, that's just not true, Brian. Those of us working the bases on 90' diamond Little League games have been taught to jog to the mound and whisper the count into the pitchers ear after every pitch. We take the ball and inspect it for leaks, and pull out our plate brush from our back pocket or ball bag to dust off the pitchers plate.
Then we run to the plate area to have a conference with the PU to make sure we've got it right. Next, we call out the managers to be certain that they concur with what we have for a count.
If they don't concur then we go ask one of the board members or the league UIC to render a decision. If they do concur, we hustle back to our position, give Dugout a big wet Willy on the way by, pull out our plate brush to sweep off the nearest bag, and then allow play to resume.
The games are a little long at close to 10 hours each, but we get more hot dogs for working a 10 hour game then we would for working a 2 hour game!
Merry Christmas!!
Tim.
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